大学英语口语课件_爱情与婚姻_love_and_marriage讲课讲稿

Time breeds love. Last long
Absoluterriage
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High divorce rate Independency in economy and thought
Total equality Househusband
Family background social relations “Marry your match”
West
China
Description of a date: Pretty, cute, smart, humorous…
Description of a date: Height, Occupation, Education background, Family…
Love at first sight transient
• What’ your opinion on the huge cost of a wedding?
Free Discussion
• How will you plan your own wedding?
Different understanding of love and marriage between Chinese and Westerners…
I swear All-4-one
I Swear I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky And I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I see the questions in your eyes I know what's weighing on your mind You can be sure I know my part 'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years You'll only cry those happy tears And though I make mistakes I'll never break your heart And I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear , Like a shadow that's by your side I'll be there, For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart And I swear, wo..o...o I'll give you every thing I can
Wedding vows
Wedding traditions
• In some western countries, brides are supposed to gather something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, and to carry or wear them on their wedding day as they walk down the aisle.
大学英语口语课件_爱情与婚姻 _love_and_marriage
I ______ , take you ______, to be my wedded wife (husband). To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish, ‘till death do us apart. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness.
Marriage ＞Love Marriage = responsibilities and duties
All is common./Share everything
Men should handle external matters, while women look after the home
I'll build your dreams with these two hands We'll hang some memories on the walls And when just the two of us are there You won't have to ask if I still care 'Cause as the time turns the page My love won't age at all And I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there, I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there, I'll be there For better or worse, till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart And I swear I swear By the moon and stars in the sky I'll be there, I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there, I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart
• It is said that the average expenses of Chinese wedding has risen to RMB 120,000 (including the cost of pre-wedding photos, wedding reception, and honeymoon trip…)